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Today's Transfer Gist: Atletico Sign Gaitan, City Battle United For Sane Plus More

Manchester United are targeting a £28million move for Basel striker Breel Embolo, while West Ham...

Manchester United are targeting a £28million move for Basel
striker Breel Embolo, while West Ham are growing increasingly concerned Real
Madrid will prise Dimitri Payet away from them, according to Friday morning’s
papers.

Atletico
Sign Nicolas Gaitan

Atletico Madrid have agreed a €25 million deal to sign
midfielder Nicolas Gaitan from Benfica.

Gaitan is currently with the Argentina national team at the
Copa America in the United States and is set to complete the transfer upon his
return.

The 28-year-old, who has regularly been linked with
Manchester United over recent times, had extended his contract at the Estadio
da Luz until June 2019 in December.

The FC panel offer their advice on the reports that Diego
Simeone could be heading to the Parisian giants this summer. However, Atletico have agreed a deal for the playmaker, who
has scored 41 goals in 252 matches for Benfica since joining from Boca Juniors
in 2010.

Mourinho
Desperate To Bring In Embolo

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is desperate to land
Switzerland’s £28million-rated Basel striker Breel Embolo, according to Bild.

The German paper reports that 19-year-old Basel star Embolo
is also a target for heavily-funded Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, who are thought
to have already tabled an offer of around £16million for him.

The player, who was the subject of our Scout feature last
season, has also been linked with a move to Spurs. But Mourinho, embarking on a revamping of the Old Trafford
squad, could make a bigger bid of his own to thwart them.

The Sun says reports in Switzerland have “claimed contact
has been made between the Cameroon-born star’s representatives and Old Trafford
chiefs.”

And it suggests that Embolo – who it says could eventually
cost up to £28m – might earn £76,000 a week with Man United.

Hammers
‘Fearful’ Of Payet Exit

West Ham fear Dimitri Payet may become impossible to hold
onto if he continues to light up Euro 2016 – with the Daily Mirror claiming
both Real Madrid and Chelsea will battle it out to sign him.

The Hammers have no desire to cash in on their brilliant
attacking midfielder leave and have refused to give his admirers even a sniff
of encouragement by putting a £60million valuation on his head.

But that hasn’t stopped their concerns increasing that
Europe’s big guns will still try and test their resolve should Payet maintain
his sparkling form.

Payet has been the player of the tournament so far, further
enhancing his reputation after a stunning debut season in the Premier League. The 29 year-old has shone and scored in both of France’s
games at the Euros to help them book their place in the knockout stages.

Chelsea are monitoring Payet’s situation but it is the
interest of Spanish giants Real Madrid that is likely to cause more alarm for
Hammers chiefs.

Madrid boss and France legend Zinedine Zidane is a huge fan
of his countryman Payet and after a creative midfielder. And sources close to
Real Madrid have described a move for Payet as a “typical” type of deal Madrid
president Florentino Perez would like to pull off.

Perez – the man behind Madrid’s Galacticos policy of making
marquee, big-money signings every summer – pushed for the £71million signing of
James Rodriguez after he emerged as one of the stars of the tournament from the
2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Payet joined West Ham last summer for £10.7million from
Marseille and was such an instant hit that he was rewarded with a new
five-and-a-half year, £15,000 deal in February.

Others

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has dropped another big hint he is on his
way to Manchester United by apparently changing his boot sponsors (The Sun)

Sunderland are considering a move for Paris Saint-Germain right-back
Serge Aurier (The Sun)

Jose Mourinho does not want Ryan Giggs to stay at Manchester
United as his assistant manager because he fears the Welshman could become a
potential rival (The Times)